Description: He stands about 3'4" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his broad white hat.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Hobart lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull grey iron scale mail. Her white hair is lengthy. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She became a Dyer soon after.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Has a crush, Slave, Job, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'3" and wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Spice Merchant they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Server, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his nunchaku with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a yellow vest and prefers brown and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Gifted from a young age, Everard studied abroad. When Everard reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a white armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mason. He's also a talented Painter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 160 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She is an epitome of beauty. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a tan scarf. Her fur is yellow, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Shivering was born the youngest of three triplets. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She carries a battered axe and tarnished shield as well. She has shaved her head bald. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Numba was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Just what you see.